Emerson RET23- Manual

1.) AC Power Cord.
2.)

AUTO

“On” Indicator.

3.)

PM

Indicator.

4.)

MINUTE

Button.

5.)

HOUR

Button.

6.)

TIME

Button.

7.)

AM

Dial Scale.

8.) FM Wire Antenna.
9.) Speaker (Back Cabinet).
10.) Dial Pointer.
11.)

FM

Dial Scale.

12.)

SNOOZE

Button.

A T T E N T I O N

: To reduce the risk of electric

shock, do not remove the cover. There are no
user serviceable parts inside the unit. Refer all
servicing to qualified personnel.

The lightening flash with arrowhead symbol within the triangle is a
warning sign alerting the user of "dangerous voltage" inside the unit.

T h e e x c l a m a t i o n p o i n t w i t h i n t h e t r i a n g l e i s a w a r n i n g s i g n
a l e r t i n g t h e u s e r o f i m p o r t a n t i n s t r u c t i o n s a c c o m p a n y i n g t h e
p r o d u c t .

W A R N I N G

• To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or

moisture.

I M P O R T ANT

• Do not throw batteries in fire!
• The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

AC power : 120V 60 Hz AC.
DC power : 9V battery type 006P (not provided) for clock back-up system only.

An alkaline type battery is recommended. For optimum performance,
this battery should be replaced every 6 months.

1 . ) I n s e r t t h e A C p o w e r c o r d i n t o a c o n v e n i e n t s t a n d a r d A C w a l l o u t l e t .
2 . ) C o n n e c t t h e 9 V b a t t e r y i n s i d e t h e c o m p a r t m e n t a t t h e r e a r o f t h e u n i t .

B A C K - U P S Y S T E M

:

E n s u r e s t h a t t h e u n i t w i l l c o n t i n u e t o o p e r a t e a s

n o r m a l d u r i n g a n A C p o w e r d i s r u p t i o n ( i n o r d e r t o p r e s e r v e t h e b a t t e r y l i f e
t h e d i s p l a y w i l l n o t l i g h t ) . A l l c l o c k s e t t i n g s w i l l b e k e p t i n t h e m e m o r y ,
h o w e v e r , t h e c l o c k t i m e m a y r e q u i r e a d j u s t m e n t f o r e x a c t a c c u r a c y . I f t h i s

b a t t e r y i s n o t i n s t a l l e d , t h e d i s p l a y

b l i n k s t o i n d i c a t e t h a t y o u h a v e

t o r e s e t t h e t i m e a n d a l a r m s e t t i n g s .

RET23

R

Digital Alarm Clock Radio

L O C A T I O N O F C O N T R O L S A N D I N D I C A T O R S

P O W E R S U P P L Y

S E T T I N G T H E T I M E

1.) Press and hold the

TIME

button together with the

HOUR

and

MINUTE

buttons to

adjust the time display. If the

PM

indicator is 'on', the time displayed is PM.

2.) Release all buttons when the correct time is displayed. The clock begins to run.

L I S T E N I N G T O T H E R A D I O

1.) Set the Function selector to the '

ON

' position.

2.) Set the Band Selector switch to the

AM

or

FM

position.

3.) Rotate the

TUNING

knob to select the desired station.

4.) Rotate the

VOLUME

knob to adjust the volume level.

5.) When finished listening set the Function selector to the '

OFF

' position.

For Better Reception

FM

- Fully extend the FM lead wire antenna and adjust its direction and position.

AM

- Rotate the entire unit until the internal AM antenna finds the strongest signal.

S E T T I N G T H E A L A R M T I M E A N D W A K E U P M O D E

1.) Press and hold the

ALARM

button together with the

HOUR

or

MINUTE

button to

adjust the Wake-up Time display. If the

PM

indicator is 'On' the Wake-up time

displayed is PM.

2.) When the desired Wake-up Time appears, release all buttons.

3.) To wake to the buzzer set to the '

BUZZER

' position by turning the

VOLUME

control

to minimum until a ‘click’ sound is heard and then set the Function selector to the
'

AUTO

' position. The

AUTO

indicator comes 'On'.

4.) To wake to Radio follow steps 1 - 4 in

LISTENING TO THE RADIO

above and then

set the Function selector to the '

AUTO

' position. The

AUTO

indicator comes 'On'.

C A U T I O N

!

C A U T I O N

R I S K O F E L E C T R I C S H O C K

D O N O T O P E N

S T O P P I N G T H E A L A R M

The alarm will continue for 1 hour and 59 minutes.

a.) Press

SNOOZE

button to stop the alarm for 9 minutes, the alarm turns 'On' again.

b.) Press the

ALARM

button to stop the alarm for 24 hours. It will turn 'On' again at the

same time on the following day.

c.) Set the Function selector to the '

OFF

' position to shut off the alarm completely.

The

AUTO

indicator goes 'Off'.

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13.) Band Selector (

FM

/

AM

).

14.)

TUNING

Control.

15.)

VOLUME

Control

OFF

/

BUZZER

Switch.

16.) Function Selector Switch

(

ON

/

OFF/AUTO

).

17.)

SLEEP

Button.

18.)

ALARM

Set/Reset

Button.

19.) Clock Display.
20.) Back-Up Battery Compartment

(Bottom Cabinet).

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3

13

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15

16

18

19

17

1

3

4

5

6

7

20

9

10

11

12

2

8

S L E E P T O M U S I C

Set the

ON

/

OFF/AUTO

switch to

OFF

position when you sleep to music, and to

AUTO

position when you sleep to music and wake up next morning.

1.) Press the

SLEEP

button. The display shows "

59

" and the radio begins to play.

Select the desired band, station, and volume level.

2.) To increase the Sleep time by 1 hour, press the

SLEEP

and

HOUR

buttons together.

3.) To decrease the Sleep time, press the

SLEEP

and

MINUTE

buttons together. The

display begins counting down. Release the buttons when the display shows the
desired Sleep time.

4.) When the Sleep Timer counts down to "

00

" the radio shuts off automatically. To

shut the radio off before the Sleep Timer reaches "00" press the

SNOOZE

button

at any time.

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